tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888411.post111573523389233468..comments2024-03-23T05:20:41.018-06:00Comments on Dan Agonistes: Who Touched Me?Dan Agonisteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863051818485888739noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888411.post-1115927090706566342005-05-12T13:44:00.000-06:002005-05-12T13:44:00.000-06:00This hits on the mystery of the Trinity. Moses wa...This hits on the mystery of the Trinity. Moses was unable to look in the face of the Father due to His glory, which is a limitation to his power to relate with people and why the Incarnation was needed. Paul says that Jesus took on the guise of humanity because He "didn't consider equality with God something to be grasped" (Phil. 2:6). I do think we can be confident about His teaching, because He was informed by the Holy Spirit. His question was in earnest not because God didn't know the answer, but because the Holy Spirit didn't reveal the answer to Jesus.<BR/><BR/>In terms of the Olivet Discourse in Mark, I lean toward the Preterist reading, but more because of the context of the prophesy (the destruction of the temple) than Mark 13:30.Jon Ericsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849862226022141727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888411.post-1115924771452438592005-05-12T13:06:00.000-06:002005-05-12T13:06:00.000-06:00Yes, I think it does introduce a slippery slope (w...Yes, I think it does introduce a slippery slope (which makes me uncomfortable) but I'm not comfortable with the alternative either. <BR/><BR/>I think maybe his teachings could be put in a different category. Lewis also noted that great moral teachers serve to remind people of the moral law rather than lay down new moral precepts. A good example is the Golden Rule, which is taught in much the same form by the Jewish rabbi Hillel and the Helenistic Jewish philosopher Philo.Dan Agonisteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863051818485888739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888411.post-1115744741146264942005-05-10T11:05:00.000-06:002005-05-10T11:05:00.000-06:00Well, I tend to agree with you. However, it does ...Well, I tend to agree with you. However, it does present a kind of slippery slope. If Jesus was ignorant of temporal facts, could his knowledge in other areas also be questioned? Are we then free to assert that his teachings might be suspect from human shortcomings?uncahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953081987726436269noreply@blogger.com